Not so where I am. We had to provide our own car; provide proof of insurance (which we paid for ourselves); and proof of registration with valid state inspection.
The average starting salary was around $6 for a pizza delivery driver. After 1.5 years I was making $8 + 0.50/delivery; but, I was one of three full-time drivers at my shop, reliable, hussled and generally worked my butt off (60 hour weeks). With tips, subtracting what I paid for gas, I was averaging a little over $12/hr.
Someone did that once to prove a point at a department store. New security guy. Saw how bad it was.
Trying to prove a point to management. Walked up to unattended cashregisters. Pulled the drawers out and walked out to his car with them. Then sat in the front of the store waiting...
He got the equipment he wanted and a promotion within a month.
Do you realize that Pizza delivery drivers (in my area) make $6/hr.
Consider I'm operating a commercial vehicle (my car was in constant use 10-12 hours a day), paying for fuel, maintenance and insurance.
The wage covered expenses. The tips are what I lived on.
If it was a life threatening disease that was highly contagious and very virulent, this is exactly what the government would do. Quarantine entire cities if necessary until everyone is certified clean. They might be a little slow to start, which would be your chance to escape; but, you'd risk spreading the disease
Think ebola. Imagine if that disease got free in the U.S. Imagine the government reaction.
Actually, think about what they did with SARS. It's exactly what I'm talking about.
Ok, you got me. I didn't check to see specifically what a system 990 was. I was being a smart-ass and stretching the truth a little to make a point.
I'm aware of the difference between a mainframe and a "supercomputer". I'm just trying to make a comparison for the idiots I'm replying to hoping they'll at least grasp the concept...
I'm frustrated with people arbitrarily say the Power PC chips aren't capable, when I know they are (having worked on a cluster of PPC based VME processors doing processing and high I/O throughput to a central mainframe). Motorola just dropped the ball wrt the high-end market, etc. IBM designed the architecture and is putting the ball back into play so to speak.
VT has a long history in comp.sci. They're also a major engineering and sciences university. That's all the reason they need. They had an IBM manufactured supercomputer in '88 when I was there...
You may be correct about putting the used machines into labs. However, I suspect they'll maintain their investment by replacing the nodes they remove with upgraded hardware.
Ya know, back in '87 when I was on VT Campus and working in the computer support department, there were literally thousands of Apple users. Linux wasn't available. PC's were still primative. The Comp Sci people ran AU/X on Macs. The Physics and Chemistry people ran Macs. Only the Engineering schools ran PC's (DOS machines).
I live within 10 miles of the place that builds the carriers. They are huge; that's why I chose them. I don't want to hear any excuses that there's not enough room (onboard fuel + cargo) or not enough power to do it.
I say we take the aerospace guys and mix them up with the guys who build the nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines. Tell them we want a vehicle that's nuclear powered, it has to reliably go to space and back, be self-contained (no boosters, onboard repair facilities, etc.), size / weight are not a factor (more power!!! Mwuahaha), budget is unlimited.
Then sit back and see what kind of aircraft carrier sized behemoth vehicle they come up with...
He's running a big Monte Carlo simulation; and, if he doesn't like the way it's turning out, He'll terminate the process, change a few parameters and restart...
(IAAAP) I am an applied physicist...
The big bang started with all the energy and mass of the universe condensed into the space of a point particle...
Immediately following the big bang, the universe was (basically) all energy. It would have been uncomfortably warm...
shortly thereafter, matter started to coelesce out of the Matrix... (note the overused movie reference)
Before that instant, what lead up to it, we haven't a clue... Maybe god sneezed.
Ya know, we can't help it if the maintenance people in your town can't properly maintain a diesel generator. If properly maintained, they start automatically and produce power in a matter of seconds.
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Not so where I am. We had to provide our own car; provide proof of insurance (which we paid for ourselves); and proof of registration with valid state inspection. The average starting salary was around $6 for a pizza delivery driver. After 1.5 years I was making $8 + 0.50/delivery; but, I was one of three full-time drivers at my shop, reliable, hussled and generally worked my butt off (60 hour weeks). With tips, subtracting what I paid for gas, I was averaging a little over $12/hr.
Must be nice. South East Virginia isn't as kind to it's drivers.
If I hack the machine and tell it to spew out $10000 from customer xxxxxxxxxx's account, it doesn't affect me much.
Someone did that once to prove a point at a department store. New security guy. Saw how bad it was. Trying to prove a point to management. Walked up to unattended cashregisters. Pulled the drawers out and walked out to his car with them. Then sat in the front of the store waiting... He got the equipment he wanted and a promotion within a month.
Do you realize that Pizza delivery drivers (in my area) make $6/hr. Consider I'm operating a commercial vehicle (my car was in constant use 10-12 hours a day), paying for fuel, maintenance and insurance. The wage covered expenses. The tips are what I lived on.
Think ebola. Imagine if that disease got free in the U.S. Imagine the government reaction. Actually, think about what they did with SARS. It's exactly what I'm talking about.
Part of /me is afraid of the big blue behemoth; part of /me is feeling warm and fuzzy about the linux promotion. I'm so confused...
getting too many ideas that are gonna get me in trouble... Must stop self...
Suspicious; but, not necessarily true. It could be a data stream that's output only.
Never mind. I don't want to know.
I'm frustrated with people arbitrarily say the Power PC chips aren't capable, when I know they are (having worked on a cluster of PPC based VME processors doing processing and high I/O throughput to a central mainframe). Motorola just dropped the ball wrt the high-end market, etc. IBM designed the architecture and is putting the ball back into play so to speak.
You may be correct about putting the used machines into labs. However, I suspect they'll maintain their investment by replacing the nodes they remove with upgraded hardware.
As another /. user pointed out, G5's do have an upgrade path. It's an IBM mainframe...
Since it's based on a Power4 core, I think you should ask IBM that...
*Shudder* Don't even think about it *Chill*
Ya know, back in '87 when I was on VT Campus and working in the computer support department, there were literally thousands of Apple users. Linux wasn't available. PC's were still primative. The Comp Sci people ran AU/X on Macs. The Physics and Chemistry people ran Macs. Only the Engineering schools ran PC's (DOS machines).
I live within 10 miles of the place that builds the carriers. They are huge; that's why I chose them. I don't want to hear any excuses that there's not enough room (onboard fuel + cargo) or not enough power to do it.
Then sit back and see what kind of aircraft carrier sized behemoth vehicle they come up with...
(IAAAP) I am an applied physicist... The big bang started with all the energy and mass of the universe condensed into the space of a point particle... Immediately following the big bang, the universe was (basically) all energy. It would have been uncomfortably warm... shortly thereafter, matter started to coelesce out of the Matrix... (note the overused movie reference) Before that instant, what lead up to it, we haven't a clue... Maybe god sneezed.
And once we figure out his implementation, he quickly wisks us away, before we can post the results on any newsgroups...
I wasn't shocked; and, I understood it. I knew the world was this screwed up...
What should an enterprising geek stock an underground shelter with? What would /. users suggest?
Ya know, we can't help it if the maintenance people in your town can't properly maintain a diesel generator. If properly maintained, they start automatically and produce power in a matter of seconds.
dude, if you're gonna worry about cadmium batteries, learn about the law. It requires them to be recycled.